Jay Moore

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North America is home to some of the largest and most powerful content distributors in the world and exerts a massive influence over the global market with regards to product innovation and strategic experimentation. With bumper budgets at their disposal, major U.S. and Canadian television companies are investing heavily in building up their online video propositions to combat the rise of… Show more

http://www.vodprofessional.com/features/50-vod-professionals-north-america-2016-results!/

North America is home to some of the largest and most powerful content distributors in the world and exerts a massive influence over the global market with regards to product innovation and strategic experimentation. With bumper budgets at their disposal, major U.S. and Canadian television companies are investing heavily in building up their online video propositions to combat the rise of disruptive, non-traditional players such as Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and Apple.

Take, for example, Sling TV, a direct-to-consumer SVOD service launched by DISH Networks to offset the growth of cord-cutting. Since its launch thirteen months ago it has managed to secure around 600,000 paying subscribers, indicative of the changing consumer attitudes towards restrictive cable packages. Or have a look at Disney which has attempted to diversify its content portfolio and capture the eyeballs of millennials by investing heavily into alternative forms of entertainment, such as short-form video and virtual reality. Even sports, a linear viewing banker, is making a move online - both the WWE Network and MLB, plus a host of others, have launched D2C on-demand players.

Yes, the North American market is complex and super-interesting which is largely down to the individuals building terrific services and driving audience engagement within it. Cue 50 VOD Professionals North America 2016!

We've been collecting your nominations for the past few weeks on who you think are the most influential online video executives Stateside. These were then put in front of a panel of senior industry judges who decided the ranking. Today, we're incredibly excited to publish the final results.

Feel free to congratulate the chosen and tell us what you think by tweeting us @VODProfessional using the hashtag #50VODProfessionals. Show less